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Material Landscape

Raw, cool designs featuring pure Tin; a heritage material with timeless, classic appeal. Artisan craftsmanship and modern, fresh thinking bring together the mineral qualities of Copper, Mica, Iron, Pyrite, Tourmaline, Silver and Tin,  in a palette of earthy  tones.  My “Material Landscape Jewels” feature mineral and metal layers, encapsulated compositions of the undulating, scarred mining landscape which inspired them; the beautiful borderlands of the Tamar Valley.  Achieved using my own methodology, the processes which were applied to the landscape - once the largest copper, tin and arsenic mine site in the world - have instead been applied to the production of each "Jewel" and each "TinScruff".

ENAMEL WORK

Abraded, gnarled, subdued colours. Vitreous enamel on copper, with silver. Metallic glazes, peeling imagery and tactile surfaces pay homage to the mining Heritage Landscape of the Tamar Valley and Dartmoor area where Maria finds her inspirations.



tins re-purposed

Handmade, metalworked jewellery, automata, pens and objects, featuring re-purposed steel; lithographed tins that are vintage or new. Reformed into 'cabochon' shapes, the tins have been sawn out and mounted in constructed settings of silver, copper, brass or steel, the fragments of graphics selected from the tins are always the key inspiration in how the designs take their shape. One of-a-kind & limited edition pieces that are colourful, well-made and fun.



Flux  play

Flux: substance mixed with metal to achieve fusion, state of change. Play: free play, experimentation, movement.

Narrative jewellery, wearable automaton, tactile pieces, commissions, humour, detail, special pieces, one-offs, mixed media, found object encapsulation.....inquiring experiments.


AUTOMATON / KINETIC
Pencil Pendant automaton. A miniature drawing machine in red and yellow. Featuring a fragment of old pencil tin.

High Seas. Clank, clank, clank, clank, a storm surge is building....see the FLUXPLAY collection for a static image of this piece.

Spring Lamb. I didn't believe that they leapt about the fields like that until I saw it with my own eyes one warm Spring day. see the FLUXPLAY collection for a static image of this piece.

Tea Caddy Mutoscope. Click on the Research Tab at the top of this page, to find static images of the Tea Caddy Mutoscope.

My Beating Heart. Fluttering gently, sometimes it gets stuck...see the FLUXPLAY collection for a static image of this piece.

Bagatelle Ring. A game to wear on your finger, pre-smartphone era.